Based on the theory of "principle-process-outcome" for corporate social performance and the previous empirical studies, a corporate environmental performance (CEP) measurement model including four process factors and two outcome factors was constructed. Furthermore, according to the survey data collected from 252 Japanese companies confirmatory factor analysis was used to empirically examine the construct of this measurement model. CEP was a multi-dimensioned structure with six distinct but interconnected first-order factors, and CEP was the second-order factor could explain the correlation of...
